LIFE-LONG INNOCENCE? NEVER

Innocence is the hallmark
of a baby.
Innocence has its inherent
beauty, charm and flavour.
But life-long innocence
has its defects.
A man with the name
of Innocent need not be
innocent
and if he is innocent
he is a mentally retarded
person.
The man with the name Innocent
could be an artful dodger
and he could b caught
with his pants down
somewhere if followed.
A baby steps into the shoes
of a little child,
little child into a teenager
a teenager into an adult
with the movement of
time.
With the child reaching
his teens
the mask covering his
face
plays vanishing tricks and
to call him innocent then
is something uncalled for.
The mask of innocence vanishing
is a great thing
not a sin
as it does mean
he/she is grown-up.
A parent always wishes
his/her child to be a
grown-up figure
for that matter all parents.